Lower Neuse River is a Summer Hotspot

07/15/11 As the July heat index rises, so do the fish in the lower Neuse River. Blow boaters have known for years that where the lower Neuse River enters the Pamlico Sound below Oriental is a seascape of beauty and boating nirvana. Only recently has the fishing community discovered that some topnotch tarpon and red drum action can be found in this area in mid-summer to fall. Sight fishing is the ...

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NORTH CAROLINA CO. CLOSES DEAL ON A.C. OUTLETS

07/15/11 GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A Greensboro, North Carolina company acquired a South Jersey entity Friday. Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. announced the closing Friday on "The Walk" in Atlantic City, which results in acquiring all economic interests of the property.

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Tanger Outlet Centers Acquires Atlantic City Outlets The Walk and Ocean City Factory Outlets

07/15/11 GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., , today announced closing on its admission into three existing entities that results in it acquiring substantially all of the economic interests in Phase I & II of Atlantic City Outlets The Walk and Ocean City Factory Outlets .

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Duke Basketball 2011 Outlook: Austin Rivers Is the New Face of the Blue Devils

07/15/11 Last Season's Dynamic Freshman (Kyrie Irving): Last season was often an up-and-down roller coaster ride for fans of the Duke men's basketball team. That certainly could have been predicted. As a freshman, Kyrie Irving, had been called upon at the beginning of his career to lead the team as the primary ball-handler. The major weakness of the Blue Devils entering the 2010 season was at the point ...

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Man Held At Gunpoint While Items Taken From His Home

07/08/11 A man told police he was held at gunpoint at a residence on Lees Chapel Road just after midnight Friday.

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NC Woman Facing Abduction Charges in VA

07/08/11 A North Carolina woman has been returned to faces charges in Virginia stemming from the alleged abduction of two children.

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Solar Farm Option Was A Surprise For Guilford Leaders

07/08/11 Last week, National Solar Power announced Guilford County as a finalist for the solar farm.

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Frank Mickens' Meeting With Ronald McNair

07/08/11 Two years before Challenger, Ron McNair met an bright-eyed future journalist.

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Two-Out Runs Lead to Second Straight Win

07/08/11 Asheville, NC - The Augusta GreenJackets got new second-half highs in hits and runs in a single-game and five scoreless innings of relief from Justin Schumer - returning to his college ballpark - in a 9-1 win over the Asheville Tourists on Friday night.

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Rowan would be out of Coble?s district if map clears

07/02/11 By Scott Jenkins sjenkins@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County would lose a longtime representative and gain two new ones in the proposed Congressional redistricting plan released Friday by Republican leaders in the N.C. General Ass ...

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Around the Schools: Three school employees to attend leadership academy

07/02/11 Three educators in the Alamance-Burlington School System have been chosen for the Piedmont Triad Leadership Academy for 2011-12. The program is designed to prepare high-potential school employees who are not currently in administrative roles to become principals.In a new...

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Western North Carolina track stars Clavette, Watkins win awards

07/02/11 Courtland Clavette set a state record in the discus at the NCHSAA 4-A state track meet last spring. / John Fletcher/jfletcher@citizen-times.com Sequoia Watkins won a total of five state championships during her track career at Roberson.

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Few complaints about Spencer fees

07/02/11 By Mark Wineka mwineka@salisburypost.com SPENCER — Logan Maldonado, 2, stood on the train seat next to his father and took in everything. He pointed outside to all the buildings of the old Spencer Shops repair yard. And he eagerly passed ...

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Just two CMS schools make Newsweek's best

07/01/11 From the Observer editorial board's blog, Daily Views: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools again made the Newsweek list of America's Best High Schools. But the school system continues to slide further down the list.

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MidCarolina merger completed

07/01/11 American National Bankshares Inc. announced on Friday that it had completed its merger with Burlington's MidCarolina Financial Corporation.The all stock transaction, valued at $34.7 million, expands American National's presence along the Burlington and Greensboro corridor and results in...

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Mack Trucks: Born In Brooklyn Grew Up In Allentown

07/01/11 History's Headlines by Frank Whelan | One hundred and ten years ago, in July 1901, the three Mack brothers, then wagon makers located in Brooklyn, NYC, decided to expand their limited partnership and incorporate themselves as the Mack Brothers Company.

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Low home prices, easy commute fuel Thomasville's rebound from furniture losses

07/01/11 The furniture industry's decline in the past 10 years may have cost Thomasville thousands of jobs, but people are moving here anyway because of the easy commute to High Point, Greensboro and Winston-Salem.

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Paul O'Connor column: North Carolina connections are everywhere

06/25/11 Travel west of the Mississippi River and there is one sure conversation-starter at your disposal: Your North Carolina identity.

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Does low-fare equal high risk for tour buses?

06/25/11 Just before midnight, outside a dimly lit motel on Person Street in Fayetteville, Greg Yancey helped put his mother-in-law on a low-fare bus bound for New York's Chinatown.

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New label meant to help identify Piedmont agricultural products

06/25/11 Piedmont Grown has launched a certification program to designate food and agricultural products that are grown, raised or made within the 37 county Piedmont Region of North Carolina, including the Triangle, Triad and Charlotte areas. Displayed wi ...

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